<p>I am looking to major in computer science but I want to continue to pursue
language learning - perhaps Korean while I am in college. I will have completed
AP levels of three other foreign languages before I start college. I was told
and it looks like the BS CS program is pretty well spelled out. I wondered if
people who had been through it thought I would still have time for at
least some misc. language courses if not a double major or a minor
in the language. I will have completed 13 AP exams including
Calc AB, BC, Comp Sci, Physics, Chem, Bio - mostly 5s and
some 4s. Perhaps that might help free up some space for taking
a language? What's realistic? Thank you. </p>
<p>I’m going to be a freshman in this program for the 2014-15 school year, so although I don’t have any practical experience, I can still offer useful insight</p>
<p>1) miscellaneous language classes? you’ll definitely have time and space for these
2) minor? possibly, depending on how many credits you need to get the minor. it also depends on how you’re able to schedule your classes (if you’re not able to schedule classes you need, then you might need extra quarters to graduate)
3) double major? again, possibly. this will most likely require additional quarters to graduate.</p>
<p>Overall, your AP credit will save you from a few intro classes (by few, i literally mean math 31a/b, chem 20a, and physics 1a, along with possibly engcomp3 if you have ap lit/ap lang credit), so you’ll be able to fit in a few other classes.
Here’s the AP credit page (for some reason, the classes you can skip are incorrect in some cases):
<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/APCreditEN.htm”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/APCreditEN.htm</a></p>
<p>If you’re pursuing a minor or a double major, graduating in 12 quarters might still be difficult even with ap credit. </p>
<p>Heres my 2 cents: there is absolutely no practical reason to pursue a minor or a double major if you’re already a CS major. It’ll be a pain in the ass for little to no benefit; after all, there are very few jobs that require a degree in CS and a degree in another language. Realistically, it would be much better if you just took language classes to learn the language and just got the degree in CS. With all of your AP credit, just pursuing a degree in CS might even allow you to graduate a quarter (or 2 or 3) early. </p>
<p>@OutOfBoundsError Thank you. I have a close eye on Berkeley and UCLA. Parchment rates me around 65% for UCB and 60% UCLA. I take those chances with a grain of salt of course. I’d be happy at either school but it would be painful to give up language learning altogether as I’ve been on a roll. So that’s assuring that there should be at least enough space to take miscellaneous language classes at UCLA while going for the BS CS. </p>